[PRCo] Re: Off to see the Wizzard

[Fred Schneider]

Of course all our opinions about what is or is not beautiful are  
personal opinions.   If someone were to ask me what was the nicest  
place I've ever been, I would probably say EVERYWHERE.   Just open  
your eyes.   The whole world is pretty if you simply approach it with  
an open mind.

I once thought Texas was ugly but that was probably because I was 19  
years old and missed the green landscape of home.   I probably also  
missed my family and disliked the Army.   Time has a way of changing  
one's perspective.   The stark landscape of the Guadlupe peaks in  
West Texas are absolutely stunning.   The pine forests of  
southeastern Texas are equally pretty in their own way.   The  
thousand miles of corn and wheat fields of the heartland of America  
need to be seen to be appreciated ... perhaps over and over by  
car ... journey after journey ... until the beauty sinks in.   I've  
last count how many times I've driven across the Great Plains and I'm  
looking forward to doing it again this summer.    We should all drive  
the Pacific Coast from Canada to Mexico before we die ... the  
Redwoods ... the old homes in places like Eureka ... the bottle brush  
cactus blooming along the California coast ... Hearst Castle at San  
Simeon ... it's all breathtaking.   The wilds of the Scottish  
Highlands are also beautiful (and John Swindler , I know would  
agree).   And who could argue against including the Bernese Oberland  
in Switzerland.   And maybe I'll even get to see an elephant in Tibet  
someday.

And yes, Ed, a dozen alligators sunning themselves in the Everglades  
are worth a picture too.

On Jan 28, 2007, at 7:29 PM, Edward H. Lybarger wrote:

> It isn't obligatory do any of the things Fred mentioned while  
> cruising.  We
> don't.  And you can see the same things he'd like to see for a lot  
> less than
> land tour prices.
>
> P.S.  Alaska's not nearly as beautiful as Yosemite National Park!   
> But we
> wouldn't have learned that unless we had gone.
>